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DPRK Successfully Tests ICBM Hwasongpho-19, Demonstrating Strategic Deterrence

The DPRK conducted a successful test of its latest ICBM Hwasongpho-19, demonstrating the country's strategic capabilities and deterring potential threats. The missile flew for 5,156 seconds before landing in the open waters off the country's east coast, with no negative impact on neighboring countries. The test further updated the country's strategic missile capability and showcased its advanced strategic deterrent, which …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

DPRK test-fires latest ICBM Hwasongpho-19

China Daily

SEOUL - The Democratic People's Republic of Korea conducted a "crucial" test of its latest intercontinental ballistic missile Hwasongpho-19 on Thursday, the official Korean Central News Agency reported on Friday. The test updated the recent record of the strategic missile capability of the DPRK and demonstrated the modernity and credibility of the country's powerful strategic deterrent, and the latest strategic …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

North Korea Tests Longest Flying ICBM, Marking a New Chapter in Its Missile Program

Al Jazeera

North Korea test-fired its longest flying missile yet, marking a new chapter for its Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) programme. The missile flew for 86 minutes and approximately 1,000km (621 miles) at a maximum altitude of 7,000km (4,350 miles) before it splashed down off the coast of Hokkaido, outside Japan's exclusive economic zone.

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

North Korea Fires Longest ICBM Yet, Evasive of Japan's Zone

CNN

North Korea conducts a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile test days before the US election. The missile is believed to be the longest flight time yet for a North Korean missile, and it is suspected to have fallen outside of Japan's exclusive economic zone. The launch comes just days ahead of the US presidential election, and follows warnings from the South …

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1 year ago

US flies bombers for joint drills with South Korea, Japan after North’s long-range missile launch

Associated Press

SEOUL, South Korea — The United States flew long-range bombers for joint drills with South Korea and Japan on Wednesday in a show of force against North Korea, days after the North performed its first intercontinental ballistic missile test in five months. The trilateral training off South Korea’s southern island of Jeju was meant to strengthen the countries’ joint response …

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1 year ago

North Korea’s Kim personally oversaw ICBM launch, state media says

Al Jazeera

Launch of solid-fuel Hwasong-18 sends ‘clear signal to the hostile forces’, Korean Central News Agency says. North Korea has confirmed that it tested its most powerful solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile as a warning to the United States, with leader Kim Jong Un personally overseeing the launch. Kim said the launch of the Hwasong-18 on Monday sent a “clear signal to …

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1 year, 5 months ago

North Korea's Kim vows to boost nuke capability after observing new ICBM launch

The Hindu

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to further bolster his country's nuclear fighting capabilities as he supervised the country's second test flight of a new Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile designed to strike the mainland U.S., state media reported July 13. Mr. Kim's statement suggests North Korea would ramp up weapons testing activities to expand its arsenals in response to recent …

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1 year, 5 months ago

North Korea’s Kim ecstatic at second test of solid-fuel ICBM

Al Jazeera

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un clapped in delight as the country successfully launched its newest intercontinental ballistic missile – the solid-fuel Hwasong-18 – state media images showed. Dressed in a white suit and flanked by his wife and key aides, Kim personally oversaw the second test of the ICBM on Wednesday, state media said. The missile, which North Korea …

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1 year, 5 months ago

North Korea fires its first intercontinental ballistic missile in three months

LA Times

A TV screen at the Seoul Railway Station on Wednesday shows an image of North Korea’s missile launch. North Korea test-fired its first intercontinental ballistic missile in three months Wednesday, days after it threatened “shocking” consequences to protest what it called provocative U.S. reconnaissance activity near its territory. Matsuno denounced North Korea’s repeated missile launches as “threats to the peace …

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1 year, 8 months ago

N. Korea says it tested new solid-fuel long-range missile

Associated Press

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said Friday it flight-tested a solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time, a possible breakthrough in its efforts to acquire a more powerful, harder-to-detect weapon targeting the continental United States. Kim added that the Hwasong-18 would rapidly advance North Korea’s nuclear response posture and further support an aggressive military strategy of maintaining “frontal …

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1 year, 8 months ago

North Korea tests first ever solid fuel ICBM, Hwasong-18

Al Jazeera

A longer-range solid-fuel ICBM has long been on leader Kim Jong Un’s weapons wish list. North Korea has announced the successful test of its first solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile, a key goal of leader Kim Jong Un’s plan to develop more advanced and powerful weaponry. The news agency cited Kim as saying the Hwasong-18 would rapidly advance North Korea’s nuclear …

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1 year, 9 months ago

North Korea says ICBM test aimed to strike fear into enemies

Associated Press

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said Friday it fired an intercontinental ballistic missile to “strike fear into the enemies” as South Korea and Japan agreed at a summit to work closely on regional security with the United States and staged military exercises around the region. North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency said Kim supervised the test-firing of the …

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1 year, 9 months ago

With ballistic missile launch, Kim Jong-un wanted to…

Hindustan Times

North Korea launched the most powerful ballistic missile in its arsenal just before a summit between Japan and South Korea, with leader Kim Jong Un saying he wanted to “strike fear into the enemies,” its state media said. A TV screen shows a file image of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a news program at the Seoul Railway …

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1 year, 9 months ago

North Korea launches ICBM before South Korea-Japan summit

Associated Press

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea test-launched an intercontinental ballistic missile Thursday just hours before the leaders of South Korea and Japan were to meet at a Tokyo summit expected to be overshadowed by North Korean nuclear threats. The North’s first ICBM test in a month and third weapons test this week also comes as South Korean and U.S. troops …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Seoul: North Korea fires missile 2 days after ICBM test

The Hindu

In its second weapons test in three days, North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters Monday, rekindling regional animosities over U.S.-South Korean military drills that it views as an invasion rehearsal. South Korea detected the two missile launches from a western coastal town, just north of Pyongyang, the North Korean capital, on Monday morning, South Korea's …

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1 year, 10 months ago

North Korea says it fired ICBM as warning to U.S., Seoul; South Korea, U.S. stage combined military drill

The Hindu

North Korea said on February 19 it had tested a Hwasong-15 intercontinental ballistic missile the previous day in a “sudden launching drill” that confirmed its readiness for “mobile and mighty counterattack” against hostile forces. South Korea and the United States held a combined air drill involving a U.S. strategic bomber on Sunday in response to North Korea’s launch of the …

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2 years, 1 month ago

India expresses concern at UN after North Korea ICBM launch: ‘Adverse impact…’

Hindustan Times

India on Saturday - at the United Nations - reiterated its continued support for denuclearisation towards peace and security in the Korean peninsula, asserting that it’s in the “collective interest”. A TV screen shows a file image of North Korea's missile launch during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Nov. 4, 2022. South …

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2 years, 6 months ago

N Korea fires missiles, ‘including ICBM’, as Biden ends Asia tour

Al Jazeera

Seoul, South Korea – North Korea has test-fired three missiles off its east coast, including a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile, according to the governments of South Korea and Japan. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the first missile was launched from the Sunan area in the North Korean capital, Pyongyang, at 6am local time on Wednesday. South Korea’s President …

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2 years, 6 months ago

North Korea fires suspected ICBM, two other missiles toward sea: Seoul

The Hindu

North Korea test-launched a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile and two shorter-range weapons into the sea Wednesday, South Korea said, hours after President Joe Biden ended a trip to Asia where he reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to defend its allies in the face of the North’s nuclear threat. After an emergency national security council meeting, the South Korean Government said North …

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2 years, 8 months ago

North Korea on a testing spree

The Hindu

The North Korean government has been testing its medium- and long-range missiles with alarming regularity since the beginning of the year. The North Korean state news agency, KCNA, said the test was a “striking demonstration of the great military muscle” of the country. North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Choe Soon-hue stated in response that the U.S. was peddling a “lunatic …

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2 years, 8 months ago

North Korea tried to pass off old rocket launch as ‘huge’ new ICBM, claims South Korea

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But South Korea’s defence ministry has now said that …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Seoul: N. Korea fired old ICBM, not new big one, last week

Associated Press

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea on Tuesday dismissed North Korea’s claim to have launched a newly developed intercontinental ballistic missile last week, accusing the country of firing a less-powerful existing weapon and fabricating data following an earlier failed launch. But South Korea’s Defense Ministry said Tuesday it has determined that what North Korea fired wasn’t a Hwasong-17 but a …

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2 years, 8 months ago

North Korea has 'likely more in store' after missile test, need tougher UNSC sanctions, says US

Firstpost

Referring to the North’s recent launches as “increasingly dangerous provocations,” the United States on Friday called for a “resolution to update and strengthen the sanctions regime” against Pyongyang at the UN Security Council. Seoul: North Korea likely has “more in store” after successfully test-firing its largest-ever intercontinental ballistic missile, a top US official said Friday, as Washington called for tougher …

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2 years, 9 months ago

Seoul: North Korean missile exploded in air in failed launch

Associated Press

SEOUL, South Korea — A North Korean missile fired from its capital region exploded soon after liftoff in an apparent failed launch on Wednesday, South Korea’s military said, amid speculation that the North is preparing to launch its longest-range weapon in the most significant provocation in years. The U.S. and South Korean militaries said last week that North Korea had …

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DPRK Successfully Tests ICBM Hwasongpho-19, Demonstrating Strategic Deterrence

DPRK test-fires latest ICBM Hwasongpho-19

North Korea Tests Longest Flying ICBM, Marking a New Chapter in Its Missile Program

North Korea Fires Longest ICBM Yet, Evasive of Japan's Zone

US flies bombers for joint drills with South Korea, Japan after North’s long-range missile launch

North Korea’s Kim personally oversaw ICBM launch, state media says

North Korea's Kim vows to boost nuke capability after observing new ICBM launch

North Korea’s Kim ecstatic at second test of solid-fuel ICBM

North Korea fires its first intercontinental ballistic missile in three months

N. Korea says it tested new solid-fuel long-range missile

North Korea tests first ever solid fuel ICBM, Hwasong-18

North Korea says ICBM test aimed to strike fear into enemies

With ballistic missile launch, Kim Jong-un wanted to…

North Korea launches ICBM before South Korea-Japan summit

Seoul: North Korea fires missile 2 days after ICBM test

North Korea says it fired ICBM as warning to U.S., Seoul; South Korea, U.S. stage combined military drill

India expresses concern at UN after North Korea ICBM launch: ‘Adverse impact…’

N Korea fires missiles, ‘including ICBM’, as Biden ends Asia tour

North Korea fires suspected ICBM, two other missiles toward sea: Seoul

North Korea on a testing spree

North Korea tried to pass off old rocket launch as ‘huge’ new ICBM, claims South Korea

Seoul: N. Korea fired old ICBM, not new big one, last week

North Korea has 'likely more in store' after missile test, need tougher UNSC sanctions, says US

Seoul: North Korean missile exploded in air in failed launch